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2005

RICH GALLUP
BOB COLAYCO
JEFF GERSTMANN
CARRIE GOUSKOS

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The debut year of a seminal gaming podcast hosted by Rich Gallup and featuring
talents Bob Colayco and Jeff Gerstmann. Rather than a diffuse discussion about the
games everybody was playing, with Gallup at the helm The HotSpot spoke
exclusively about the news. The personalities of the cast filled in the blanks and
made this unique show special.

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Richard Gallup

Gallup joined the GameSpot staff in 2003, initially starring as an intern for the
video show GameSpot Live. He was later hired on as a video producer, managing
the website's video projects and video reviews. Gallup hosted On the Spot, what
was then GameSpot's weekly video review show. In 2005 Gallup was put in charge
of GameSpot's podcast project, The HotSpot. He left GameSpot in 2007.

Robert Colayco

Bob Colayco wrote for GameSpot as an associate editor. He was lauded for his
knowledge of sports, particularly basketball and football. Colayco left GameSpot in
2006 to pursue a career with Blizzard Entertainment.

Jeff Gerstmann

Gerstmann's career at GameSpot began in 1996 when he was hired as an intern.

He stayed with the site during its expansion while simultaneously working his
musical talents. Gerstmann made several appearances in the mainstream media,
including an infamous showing on Good Morning America. He is beloved for his
sharp and charming sense of humor. In 2008 he founded Whiskey Media's Giant
Bomb, and currently appears on the Giant Bombcast podcast.

Carrie Gouskos

Carrie Gouskos joined the GameSpot team in early 2005 as a features editor after a
short career as a game tester for Acclaim Entertainment. She was a frequent guest
on The HotSpot, providing balance against the male-dominated cast. She left
GameSpot in 2006 to work development with BioWare Mythic.

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Tags: 2005, Bob Colayco, Carrie Gouskos, GameSpot, Gaming, Jeff Gerstmann, Rich
Gallup, The HotSpot

2 comments:

rmanthorp July 8, 201 1 at 4:20 PM

Love it! Really love all your work! One question, how can I add this to
Itunes as a podcast?

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Anonymous July 1 2, 201 1 at 4:02 AM
From the Giant Bomb forums:

Copy the URL from the RSS Feed page, and head to the podcasts section in
iTunes. Click Advanced > Subscribe to Podcast, and paste the URL. The
podcast should appear and you'll be able to transfer them as podcasts to
your iPod.

(Thanks to 'garrettpinkney'.)

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